Gallinero de Cameros

Results: 2 records

B01: symbol - cross - Latin

CR01: design element - motifs - moulding

Scene Description: [cf. Font notes]

INFORMATION

FontID: 14646GAL
Church/Chapel: Iglesia Parroquial de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción [originally from Santa María]
Church Patron Saints: The Assumption of St. Mary
Country Name: Spain
Location: Logroño, La Rioja
Directions to Site: Located off the LR-455, near Almarza de Cameros, 43 km from Logroño capital [Coordinates: 42° 10′ 20″ N, 2° 37′ 4″ W 42.172222°, -2.617778° -- UTM 30T 4668969 531569]
Font Location in Church: Inside the later church, in the baptistery, W end of the nave, S side
Century and Period: 13th century (mid?) [re-tooled], Late Romanesque [altered]
Workshop/Group/Artisan: Sierra de Cameros workshop (late)?
Described and illustrated in Sáenz Rodríguez (2004), who informs the font is from the earlier church, Santa María, that is documented as of the mid-13th century. In the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008). Baptismal font consisting of a roughly hemispherical basin decorated with a single Latin cross, raised on a round pedestal base with a moulding at the top; this base is now cemented to the basin. The font has been restored and re-tooled. Both sources suggest a date in the 13th century and a pedigree of the Sierra de Cameros workshop, of its latest period.

MEDIUM AND MEASUREMENTS

Material: stone
Font Shape: tub-shaped (mounted)
Basin Interior Shape: round
Basin Exterior Shape: round
Drainage Notes: no lining
Diameter (includes rim): 89 cm*
Basin Total Height: 56 cm*
Height of Base: 39 cm*
Font Height (less Plinth): 95 cm*
Notes on Measurements: * [Sáenz Rodríguez (2004) & the Enciclopedia del románico en La Rioja (2008)]

REFERENCES

Fundación Santa María la Real, Enciclopedia del románico en la Rioja, Aguilar de Campoo: Fundación Santa María la Real, Centro de Estudios del Románico, 2008
Sáenz Rodríguez, Minerva, "Las pilas bautismales del arte románico en la Rioja", Arte medieval en la Rioja: prerrománico y románico. VIII Jornadas de arte y patrimonio regional, Logroño: Instituto de Estudios Riojanos, 2004